According to Kabutan, Yonhap and HKET, U.S. consumer prices rose 0.4% month on month in October, above expectations, while AI cloud provider CoreWeave reported third-quarter revenue of $3.661 billion, beating forecasts, and raised its full-year revenue outlook, lifting sentiment toward AI and chip stocks.

Japanese index futures rose in night trade. The Osaka Exchange's December 2026 Nikkei 225 futures ended the night session at 62,020, up 580 points and 771.41 points above the Nikkei Stock Average's cash close of 61,248.59, on volume of 12,946 contracts. TOPIX futures rose 30.5 points to 3,965.

KOSPI 200 night futures rose 1.96%. The KOSPI gained 136.23 points, or 2.60%, to close at 5,375.36 in the previous session, with Samsung Electronics up 3.57% and SK hynix up 5.36%.

Hang Seng Index night futures closed down 171 points at 24,107. HKEX data showed November Hang Seng Index futures traded between 24,086 and 24,306 in the after-hours session, on volume of 13,039 contracts. The NASDAQ Golden Dragon China Index fell 0.8% to 5,650. Among ADRs, JD.com's U.S. shares were 1.7% below the Hong Kong close; Tencent's ADR was equivalent to HK$402.92, down 1.63%; Meituan's ADR was at HK$71.90, down 1.30%; Alibaba's U.S. shares were at HK$99.55, down 1.04%; and the HSBC ADR was at HK$141.52, down 0.05%.

TAIEX futures rose 470 points, or 1.06%, to close the night session at 44,606, trading between 43,957 and 44,911 on volume of 47,550 contracts. TSMC futures rose NT$5 in the night session. The TAIEX rose 1,545.23 points, or 3.62%, to close at 44,257.15 in the previous session.